Our Affiliate System

We are building one organization with affiliates in two regions. Our parent company, now known as Prisma Health, supports both affiliates with overall direction and leadership as we continue to align. We will soon share one brand across the entire organization to better reflect this. The rebranded Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group will continue to operate as a joint venture between the Midlands affiliate and the USC School of Medicine.

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

The NIH Guidelines (NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules) require the use of an Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) to oversee any activities that involve biohazardous materials, especially research activities that involve recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules. When conducting research that uses recombinant DNA, investigators are responsible for obtaining IBC approval.